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Part 4 Friday
第四部分 星期五
Whenthethreepersonscametothecreek, Ifoundthattwoofthemcouldswim, butthethirdcouldnot, andthat, standingontheotherside，helookedattheothers, butwentnofarther, andsoonafterwentsoftlybackagain; which, asithappened，wasverygoodforhimintheend. Iobservedthatthetwowhoswamwereyetmorethantwiceasstrongswimmingoverthecreekasthefellowwasthatfledfromthem. Itcameverywarmlyuponmythoughts, andindeedirresistibly, thatnowwasthetimetogetmeaservant, and, perhaps, acompanionorassistant; andthatIwasplainlycalledbyProvidencetosavethispoorcreature'slife. Iimmediatelyrandowntheladderswithallpossibleexpedition, fetchedmytwoguns, fortheywerebothatthefootoftheladders, andgettingupagainwiththesamehastetothetopofthehill, Icrossedtowardsthesea; andhavingaveryshortcut, andalldownhill, placedmyselfinthewaybetweenthepursuersandthepursued, hallowingaloudtohimthatfled, who, lookingback, wasatfirstperhapsasmuchfrightenedatmeasatthem; butIbeckonedwithmyhandtohimtocomeback; and, inthemeantime, Islowlyadvancedtowardsthetwothatfollowed; thenrushingatonceupontheforemost, Iknockedhimdownwiththestockofmypiece. Iwasloathtofire, becauseIwouldnothavetheresthear; though, atthatdistance, itwouldnothavebeeneasilyheard, andbeingoutofsightofthesmoke, too，theywouldnothaveknownwhattomakeofit. Havingknockedthisfellowdown, theotherwhopursuedhimstopped, asifhehadbeenfrightened, andIadvancedtowardshim: butasIcamenearer, Iperceivedpresentlyhehadabowandarrow, andwasfittingittoshootatme: soIwasthenobligedtoshootathimfirst, whichIdid, andkilledhimatthefirstshot.
当那三个人靠近消息的时候，我发现他们中两个人会游泳，而第三个不会。他只是站在另一边看着他们，并没有靠近。不久又轻轻地回来了。正如所发生的那样，最后证明那是对他有好处的。我注意到，溪水中游泳的两个人比逃离他们的那个人要强壮两倍以上。我脑海里闪过一个令人激动的、不可抗拒的主意，我想现在是时候给自己找个仆人了，也许会是一个同伴或者帮手。上天明明叫我拯救这个可怜人的性命。我立即以最快的速度跑下梯子，取了两把枪，因为这两支枪就放在梯子脚下。然后我又以同样快的 速度爬上梯子，翻过山顶，奔向大海，抄近路向山下跑去，藏匿在追赶者和逃跑者之间。我朝逃跑的野人大声呼唤，他回过头来，第一次看到我时，也许和看到追赶他的人一样惊恐。我招手示意他过来，同时慢慢向追上来的两个野人迎上去。之后一下子冲到前面的一个野人跟前，用枪杆子把他打倒在地。我不想开枪，怕枪声被其余野人听见，虽然依照这个距离，枪声是很难听到的，即使隐隐约约听到了，他们也看不见硝烟，所以肯定不会弄清是怎么回事。第一个野人被我打倒后，另一个追来的野人停住了脚步，仿佛被吓住了。于是我朝他走去，但当我走近一些，立刻看到了他手里的弓箭，他准备拉弓向我射击。我不得不先朝他开枪，一枪就把他击毙了。
Thepoorsavagewhofled, buthadstopped, thoughhesawbothhisenemiesfallenandkilled, ashethought, yetwassofrightenedwiththefireandnoiseofmypiecethathestoodstockstill, andneithercameforwardnorwentbackward, thoughheseemedratherinclinedstilltoflythantocomeon. Ihallooedagaintohim, andmadesignstocomeforward, whichheeasilyunderstood, andcamealittleway; thenstoppedagain, andthenalittlefarther, andstoppedagain; andIcouldthenperceivethathestoodtrembling, asifhehadbeentakenprisoner, andhadjustbeentobekilled, ashistwoenemieswere. Ibeckonedtohimagaintocometome, andgavehimallthesignsofencouragementthatIcouldthinkof; andhecamenearerandnearer, kneelingdowneverytenortwelvesteps, intokenofacknowledgmentforsavinghislife. Ismiledathim, andlookedpleasantly, andbeckonedtohimtocomestillnearer; atlengthhecameclosetome; andthenhekneeleddownagain, kissedtheground, andlaidhisheadupontheground, andtakingmebythefoot, setmyfootuponhishead; this, itseems, wasintokenofswearingtobemyslaveforever. Itookhimupandmademuchofhim, andencouragedhimallIcould. Buttherewasmoreworktodoyet; forIperceivedthesavagewhomIhadknockeddownwasnotkilled, butstunnedwiththeblow, andbegantocometohimself: soIpointedtohim, andshowedhimthesavage, thathewasnotdead; uponthishespokesomewordstome, andthoughIcouldnotunderstandthem, yetIthoughttheywerepleasanttohear; fortheywerethefirstsoundofaman'svoicethatIhadheard, myownexcepted, forabovetwenty-fiveyears. Buttherewasnotimeforsuchreflectionsnow; thesavagewhowasknockeddownrecoveredhimselfsofarastositupupontheground, andIperceivedthatmysavagebegantobeafraid; butwhenIsawthat, Ipresentedmyotherpieceattheman, asifIwouldshoothim: uponthismysavage, forsoIcallhimnow, madeamotiontometolendhimmysword, whichhungnakedinabeltbymyside, whichIdid. Henosoonerhadit, butherunstohisenemy, andatoneblowcutoffhisheadcleverly.
那可怜的逃跑的野人停了下来，他虽然亲眼看到两个敌人都已倒下被杀死了，却被火光和枪声吓坏了，站在那里，呆若木鸡，既不前进也不后退，看样子他依然很想逃跑而不敢靠近。我再次朝他大声招呼，做手势叫他过来。他很快明白了我的意思，向前走了几步，之后又停下，又向前移动一些，再次停下来。这时，我看到他浑身颤抖，他以为自己成了我的俘虏，也将像他的两个敌人那样被杀死。我又向他招招手，叫他靠近我，并做出我能想到的种种手势叫他不要害怕。他这才慢慢走过来，每走一二十步便跪一下，好像是感谢我救了他的命。我对他微笑，面色和善，并一再示意他再靠近一些。最后他走近我，接着再次跪下，亲吻着大地，把头放在地上，之后抱起我的一只脚放在头上，这似乎是在发誓将永远做我的奴仆。我把他扶起来，对他十分和气，尽我所能叫他不要害怕。但是还有更多的工作要做，因为我发现第一个被我打倒的野人并没有死，而是被打晕了，现在正在苏醒过来。我向他指了指那个野人，提示他那人并没有死，这时他对我说了些话，虽然我听不懂，但对我来说听起来特别悦耳，因为这是我二十五年来第一次听到除我以外的另一个人的声音。但是，现在我还没有时间来感叹，被打倒的野人已经完全清醒，并从地上坐了起来。我发现我的野人开始害怕起来，见此我便举起另一支枪对准那个野人，好像要朝他开枪。这时，野人对我做了个手势，要我把挂在腰间的那把没鞘的刀借给他。于是我把刀递给他。他一拿到刀，就奔向敌人，一下子利落地砍下了野人的头。
AndInamedmysavage-Friday.
我给我的野人取名叫"星期五"。